Wikinews Shorts: April 8, 2007
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===Six members of the ISAF killed in southern Afganistan===
[[Image:Isaf 1.jpg|right|150px|ISAF logo]]
Six soldiers with the {{w|International Security Assistance Force}} (ISAF) were killed today. Their vehicle was struck by a road-side bomb in southern [[Afghanistan]]. ISAF did not release the names or nationalities of the casualties nor the exact location of the incident.

The ISAF is led by [[NATO]] and made up of troops from 37 countries.

'''Sources'''
*{{source|url=http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=883f6c9d-7ca3-43bf-b9c5-ed233d53ae63&k=81150
|title=Six NATO soldiers killed by roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan
|author=Canadian Press
|pub=CanWest Global Communications
|date=April 8, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6541876,00.html
|title=6 NATO Troops Die in Afghanistan Blast 
|author=Associated Press
|pub=Guardian Unlimited
|date=April 8, 2007}}
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===Hamas proposes prisoner exchange with Israel===
[[Image:Gaza Strip-CIA WFB Map.png|right|150px|Map of the Gaza Strip]]
[[Hamas]] has submitted a list of prisoners that it wants to exchange for [[Israel]]i soldier {{w|Gilad Shalit}}. According to reports Israel is reviewing the list, seen as a sign of progress in the 10-month standoff.

Shalit was captured on June 25, 2006, at an Israeli army post on the southern [[Gaza Strip]] border, when {{w|Palestine|Palestinian}} militants tunneled under the border. Two other Israeli soldiers were killed in the raid.

'''Sources'''
*{{source|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/08/world/middleeast/08cnd-mideast.html?hp
|title=Hamas Cites Progress in Deal to Free Israeli Soldier
|author=Jennifer Medina
|pub=New York Times
|date=April 8, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3018815
|title=Captors of Israeli Soldier Make Demands
|author=Karin Laub, AP
|pub=ABC News
|date=April 8, 2007}}
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The ISAF is led by NATO and made up of troops from 37 countries.

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Shalit was captured on June 25, 2006, at an Israeli army post on the southern Gaza Strip border, when Palestinian militants tunneled under the border. Two other Israeli soldiers were killed in the raid.

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